The Ministry of Energy and Green Transition has held a performance retreat to review the sector’s performance in 2025 and outline strategic priorities for 2026.
The retreat, organised under the leadership of the Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor, brought together heads and senior officials of agencies under the ministry to assess progress made over the past year, confront existing challenges, and agree on clear, actionable steps to improve service delivery.
Speaking at the event, Mr. Jinapor recalled that when he assumed office in January 2025, the energy sector was grappling with significant challenges across both the power and petroleum value chains.
He noted, however, that the sector has since recorded notable improvements, citing sustained power stability with no recent episodes of load shedding and renewed investor confidence in the upstream petroleum sector. According to the minister, enhanced collaboration among sector agencies has been instrumental in achieving these gains.
Looking ahead to 2026, Mr. Jinapor outlined key priorities, including the delivery of stable, reliable and affordable electricity, strengthening transmission and distribution systems, expanding generation capacity to meet rising demand, and accelerating renewable energy deployment as part of Ghana’s green transition agenda.
Other priorities include revitalising the upstream petroleum sector and advancing the revamp of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) and the Ghana Cylinder Manufacturing Company to boost energy security, promote domestic value addition and create jobs.
The minister stressed the importance of accountability, performance and results-oriented leadership, underscoring the ministry’s commitment to building a resilient, sustainable and forward-looking energy sector to support Ghana’s development goals.
